Nadal sets up Federer rematch

Rafael Nadal will play Roger Federer in the French Open final for the second year running after seeing off the brave challenge of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

Second seed Nadal, the winner here for the past two years, swept to a 7-5 6-4 6-2 victory over the sixth seed in two hours and 28 minutes in his semi-final.